An electronic workspace may be created from multiple viewer devices. The viewer devices are coordinated so that each exhibits a different visual identification characteristic such as a distinct or unique color. Content can be assigned by way of a user interface in which individual viewer devices are represented by visual icons that exhibit the same visual identification characteristics as the respective viewer devices, so that a user may easily distinguish between the available viewer devices.
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1. A method comprising: establishing a connection between a first device and a second device; presenting, on a first display of the first device, a device identification corresponding to the second device; causing presentation of the device identification on a second display associated with the second device; receiving, at the first device, first input data indicating a selection of the device identification; presenting, on the first display of the first device, a content item; receiving, at the first device, second input data indicating a request to present the content item on the second display associated with the second device; and based at least in part on the selection of the device identification, sending, from the first device and to the second device, an indication of the content item.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device identification comprises a first device identification, further comprising presenting, on the first display of the first device, the first device identification and a second device identification corresponding to a third device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending the indication of the content item includes sending data indicating a network-based location at which the content item is accessible to the second device.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising: obtaining, by the second device, the content item from the network-based location; and causing display of the content item on the second display associated with the second device.
5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising receiving, at the first device, an indication that the content item is being presented on the second display.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the device identification comprises a first device identification, further comprising presenting, on the first display of the first device, the first device identification and a second device identification corresponding to a third device.
7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the sending the indication of the content item includes sending data indicating a network-based location at which the content item is accessible to the second device.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising: obtaining, by the second device, the content item from the network-based location; and causing display of the content item on the second display associated with the second device.
9. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first device and the second device are connected to a local area network (LAN) device, the device identification comprises a first device identification, further comprising: determining, at the first device, that a third device is connected to the LAN device; and presenting, on the first display of the first device, a second device identification corresponding to a third device.
10. The method of claim 3 , further comprising: receiving, at the first device, third input data indicating a request to present the content item on a third device; and sending, from the first device and to the third device, data indicating the request to present the content item on the third device.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device and the second device are connected to a local area network (LAN) device, the device identification comprises a first device identification, further comprising: determining, at the first device, that a third device is connected to the LAN device; and presenting, on the first display of the first device, a second device identification corresponding to a third device.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving, at the first device, third input data indicating a request to present the content item on a third device; and sending, from the first device and to the third device, data indicating the request to present the content item on the third device.
13. A system comprising: one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable media storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: establishing a connection between a first device and a second device; presenting, on a first display of the first device, a device identification corresponding to the second device; causing presentation of the device identification on a second display associated with the second device; receiving, at the first device, first input data indicating a selection of the device identification; presenting, on the first display of the first device, a content item; receiving, at the first device, second input data indicating a request to present the content item on the second display associated with the second device; and based at least in part on the selection of the device identification, sending, from the first device and to the second device, an indication of the content item.
14. The system of claim 13 , the operations further comprising receiving, at the first device, an indication that the content item is being presented on the second display.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein sending the indication of the content item includes sending data indicating a network-based location at which the content item is accessible to the second device.
16. The system of claim 15 , the operations further comprising: obtaining, by the second device, the content item from the network-based location; and causing display of the content item on the second display associated with the second device.
17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the device identification comprises a first device identification, the operations further comprising presenting, on the first display of the first device, the first device identification and a second device identification corresponding to a third device.
18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the first device and the second device are connected to a local area network (LAN) device, the device identification comprises a first device identification, the operations further comprising: determining, at the first device, that a third device is connected to the LAN device; and presenting, on the first display of the first device, a second device identification corresponding to a third device.
19. The system of claim 13 , the operations further comprising: receiving, at the first device, third input data indicating a request to present the content item on a third device; and sending, from the first device and to the third device, data indicating the request to present the content item on the third device.
20. The system of claim 19 , the operations further comprising: establishing a connection with the third device; receiving fourth input data indicating a request to present the content item on the third device; and sending, to the third device, the data associated with the content item.
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